Stanley Ferenc

Company B 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

DOW 06/26/1944

Stanley Ferenc was born in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut on December 1, 1917.

He was drafted into the Army on June 20, 1941 at Trenton, New Jersey. His home of residence was listed as
Mercer County, New Jersey and his civilian occupation was listed as Semiskilled Welders And Flame Cutters.
He had completed two years of High School and was single with no dependents. His religion was listed as Catholic.

The date of his assignment to the 22nd Infantry is unknown but he was serving as a
Private with Company B 22nd Infantry at least by 1942 as he is in a Company
photo taken at Camp Gordon, Georgia during that year.

He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal in Headquarters 22nd Infantry Motorized General Orders No. 5,
dated June 8, 1943 at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

Private First Class Ferenc died of wounds received in action in France during the attack against Cherbourg.

Decorations of Stanley Ferenc

Stanley Ferenc was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Sainte Mere-Eglise #2 at Carentan, France and some time later
his remains were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in New Jersey.

Burial:
Holy Cross Cemetery
Trenton
Mercer County
New Jersey

Final burial information from the Find A Grave website

Top photo of Private Stanley Ferenc at Camp Gordon, Georgia from the webmaster's collection

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